That You May Know

“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.” - 1 John 5:13

How confident are you in your God? Is he trustworthy? Is he worthy of your affection? desire? love? We see in 1 John that he is writing “these things” that we may KNOW we have eternal life. Are you struggling with doubt? Is it hard for you to accept forgiveness? Do you think you have sinned so bad that God can’t forgive you? 1 John 1:7 says that is we walk in the light the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from ALL sin.

Many of us struggle with assurance of salvation, we constantly strive to be “good enough” for God. This is chasing after the wind because we will never be “good enough.” It is not possible, as much as we strive to be good it doesn’t change the fact that ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

God deals with absolutes. When he says all he means all. Our lives should be lived in thanksgiving. When we truly realize that we don’t cut it, that we are not good enough for God, that we need help then transformation really starts to happen. This is why our need for Christ is essential, we needed his righteousness to save us. Jesus Christ came so that we may KNOW that we have eternal life in him.

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:9

Further Reading: 1 John 1, Romans 3:9-31